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Rotherham U. play host to Rochdale at Millmoor Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 31 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Rotherham U. was back in September 1999, over five years ago, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon The Millers in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0-1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 15 Dec | Rotherham U. | 4 - 0 | Rochdale | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Dec | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 20 Oct | Rotherham U. | 2 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Rotherham U. | 2 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Millers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Dale have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Dale's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Rotherham U. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 36 points from the 18 games they have played so far. Rochdale's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rotherham U. may be coming up against a decent side in Rochdale, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for The Millers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Rochdale | 4 games since last defeat. |